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    Body language, while easily overlooked as a means of communication, is used every day when people interact with one another. We interact beyond words by using what we call nonverbal signals. According to many experts in this field, such as James C. McCroskey and Virginia P. Richmond, the authors of Nonverbal Behavior in Interpersonal Relations, body language makes a huge difference in our daily communication. For example, the way we pose, the expressions on our face, and even the tone of our speech

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    Quote Body Language Unwilling Acceptance This is who I am now. I have Carpal Tunnel. (P1) Eyes showed hurt. Entire demeanor showed defeat. How does that saying go, what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. Wished I believed that. (P4) Participant looked sad. Participant moved their head a lot when speaking. Hands did not move. Anger They tried to break me but they can’t. I’ve had drill sergeants try to do this and they couldn’t what makes them think they can do it. (P4) Participant’s body language

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    Why are body languages important? In the art of public speaking, some argue that body languages and gestures are equally, if not more important than the actual speaking. Although the content itself lies inside the speech given by the speaker, how the speaker conveys their point through their body language and gesture can mean the difference between having the audience actually paying attention or having them busy with themselves. Essentially, a person’s body language is as what the term suggests

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    Admittedly, gestures are inherent elements of the body language. They intensify verbal communication and fulfill a lot of functions in communicating. Gestures explain ambiguous words, descriptions. Also can illustrate a various emotional status: aggression – clenched hands in a fist; fear – touch of face; abashment – scratching; tiredness – rub of the forehead.(Marzena, Kalkowska – Neyman, 3). In which situation we can clearly see gestures? Of course everywhere in the every time. They are around

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    if their expression is restricted. However, to make schools a better environment things need to change. Student expression should be restricted in language and body language, in clothing, and on the internet. Students are unique in every shape and form. However, there are many ways that students can express themselves in both language and body language. Students today come up with many new words for different uses, and that varies almost every few months. These words however may not always be politically

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    argues that, in narrative literature, references to body language are never just throwaway lines. Instead, these instances of nonverbal communication create a body semiotics, an "important signifying system in the literary text" that "contributes to the text's potential significance and effect. Based on a reader's everyday competence to interpret nonverbal communication as well as an acquired literary one, the interpretation of a text's body language gives the reader a useful tool to read, or misread

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    According to Encyclopaedia Britannica, “Body language is communication by means of facial expressions, gestures, postures, and other wordless signals. Body language also includes hair and clothing styles.” Although it is called non-vocal behavior, people can show their feelings, attitude and personalities through it. People get it inborn, learned or a combination of both of them. In different cultures, body language is explained in different ways. It is consciously or unconsciously used to communicate

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    Language is building a fence with words until the sentence is complete. You take control of what you are trying to say and you build the fence. With multiple ways to communicate to someone through body language and words. A tool that can be used in different situations and that can be very diverse depending on who you are talking to. Language is a tool that attracts or pushes an audience away through both body language and the words they use. The way our language changes depending on who we’re talking

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    1 The definition of body language 2.2 The importance of body language 2.2.1 Body language is widely used in daily life 2.2.2 Benefits body language bring to us during communication Chapter 3 Characteristics of body language from the view of Sino-America cultural communication  3.1 Same body language conveys different meaning due to different culture 3.2 Same body language represents same meaning in different cultures 3.3 Only few body language exist in unique culture

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    Body language is using gestures , mimics, hands while having a talk it gives us extra emotion to the listener and makes person’s speech more emotional. Body languages can be helpful , while expressing views. Some people, who are enable, to speek use of body language. Moreover, mostly, it is used informal speech. Which , makes the dialog impressive. Body language is very important course , especially ,in education , in communication system. Each

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